[Engraved by De Larmessin]. A Paris Chez L'Armessin Rue St. Iacques, a la Pomme d'Or, proche St Seuerin, Avec Privil, du Roy [n.d. c.1685]. Engraving. 170 x 240mm. General browning of paper. Pin-sized hole lower left of frame. A figure described by Fernand Mendez Pinto in the account of his explorations in Asia, 1537 - 1558. 'Calaminhan' is believed to be Luang Prabang in Laos, to which Pinto was taken as a prisoner by the Burmese.Collection of the Royal House of Savoy and Italy.
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